We went down to the beach to collect our motorboat from Billy's Boats about 9.45am. It's a 25hp one which is apparently the largest engine you can get without a licence.
We got aboard and headed north straight across the bay.
We'd been told we could moor anywhere, so we headed for a quiet jetty. However we'd only just tied up when we read a sign saying it was a private one and we weren't supposed to be there.
So we untied and headed a bit further up the coast to a jetty next to Avlaki Beach. We sat on the beach for a while and sunbathed. A cat came up and made friends with us.
We got back in the boat and decided to head a bit further north to Kassiopi, one of the main villages in the area. We moored right next to the centre of the harbour.
We walked round the village a bit, then up to the ruined Byzantine fort that sits above it.
Before we went back to the boat we bought some cold beer in a supermarket. We sailed south down the coast to Kalouri harbour, and sat with a drink on the harbour wall. We then walked to the adjacent village of Kalami, which is where the famous Durrel White House is.
We then headed back to return the boat to Gouvia. This time we stayed closer to the coast, to get good views of the various beaches, hotels, boats and villas on the way.
We handed the boat back about 5.30pm, it cost us a total of 180 euros.
Later we went out to dinner at the Sayam Chinese and Thai restaurant. We shared Thai spare ribs, spring rolls, chicken satay and Pat Panang beef curry. It was all very good. We stopped for a drink at Melodies bar on the way home.
